The Challenges of Using Oropharyngeal Samples To Measure Pneumococcal Carriage in Adults
ABSTRACT Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) carriage is commonly used to measure effects of pneumococcal vaccines. Based on findings from culture-based studies, the World Health Organization recommends both nasopharyngeal (NP) and oropharyngeal (OP) sampling for detecting adult carriage. Gi...
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American Society for Microbiology
2020
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/741b3450085e435092368323d4a32e65 |
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